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World Braille Day 2025: Aspire Consultancy (Episode 71)
Many listeners to this podcast will already be familiar with the Orbit Reader, which has been available in the UK since around 2018. Orbit Research have since expanded their product portfolio to…
World Braille Day 2025: Bristol Braille Technology CIC (Episode 70)
Bristol Braille Technology CIC is a not-for-profit organisation and the inventor of the Canute 360, designed in close collaboration with the Braillists’ community as the original affordable…
World Braille Day 2025: Paige Braille (Episode 69)
Paige Connect is an affordable adaptation for your classic braille writer that connects it wirelessly to any phone, tablet or laptop for instant braille translation and gamified learning. The Paige…
World Braille Day 2025: Sight and Sound Technology Ltd (Episode 68)
Sight and Sound Technology is the leading supplier of assistive technology in the UK and Ireland, offering assessment, technology solutions, training and lifetime support so that their customers are…
World Braille Day Conference 2025 (Episode 67)
In this episode, we take you to New College Worcester and our first ever conference for World Braille Day. We feature recordings from both the morning and afternoon session, including:
Perspectives from CSUN (Episode 66)
The 40th Assistive Technology Conference from the Centre on Disabilities at California State University, Northridge took place in Anaheim, California from Monday 10 to Friday 14 March 2025, bringing…
Looking Back at the Tactile Reading and Graphics Conference (Episode 65)
The Third Tactile Reading and Graphics Conference took place at the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from Monday 2 to Wednesday 4 June 2025. The event brought together over 400…
The Power of Sharing Our Blindness Stories: Six Little Dots to Six Major Marathons (Episode 64)
Our Chairman, Dave Wiliams, was thrilled to have addressed the American Council of the Blind (ACB) at their 64th Annual National Conference & Convention held in Dallas, Texas. On 10 July 2025,…
Braille On Display Launch Event (Episode 63)
We are excited to announce the launch of a new eBook! Whether you’re new to braille or you’ve been using braille technology for decades, choosing your braille display can be daunting. They’re so…
The Tactile and Technology Literacy Centre (TTLC), the Aotearoa Braille Music Initiative (ABMI) and Braille Music for Us (BMU) (Episode 62)
The Braillists Foundation prides itself on being a grass roots organisation; led by braille users, for braille users and, by extension, by blind people, for blind people. The Tactile and Technology…
The Braille Authority of New Zealand Aotearoa Trust and the BANZAT Braille Transcription Course (Episode 61)
We start this episode in conversation with Maria Stevens, Chair of the Braille Authority of New Zealand Aotearoa Trust. We find out more about the work of BANZAT, the standards it has created and how…
Ari Hazelman on Braille in Samoa (Episode 60)
Last time on Braillecast, we heard from Ben Clare about the challenges facing Pacific Island countries in terms of access to braille, and Ben’s experiences of visiting those countries to deliver…
Ben Clare on Braille in the Pacific Islands (Episode 59)
Australia and New Zealand are the two most well-known countries in the Pacific Region, the area between Australia and Hawaii. The region also includes many other countries including Fiji and Samoa.…
The Braille You Need, When You Need It: A Special Event for World Braille Day (Episode 58)
Braille isn’t just for books! It can also be found on household products and signs; in restaurants, museums and theatres; and your personal and confidential documents can also be sent to you in…
From Print To Braille: Reading the Finished Product (Episode 57)
For many years now, Sight Scotland have championed National Braille Week, an opportunity to celebrate braille usage and raise awareness of the importance and value of braille. It runs in the second…
From Print To Braille: Choosing the Right Braille Translator for the Job (Episode 56)
For many years now, Sight Scotland have championed National Braille Week, an opportunity to celebrate braille usage and raise awareness of the importance and value of braille. It runs in the second…
From Print To Braille: What Should Our Braille Look Like? (episode 55)
For many years now, Sight Scotland have championed National Braille Week, an opportunity to celebrate braille usage and raise awareness of the importance and value of braille. It runs in the second…
CSUN Round-Up 2024 (Episode 54)
The 39th CSUN Assistive Technology Conference took place from 18 to 22 March in Anaheim, California, hosted by the Centre on Disabilities, Division of Student Affairs at California State University,…
Catching Up with Bristol Braille Technology: Canute 360 and Canute Console (Episode 53)
Bristol Braille Technology CIC recently released version 2.1 of the firmware for Canute 360, the world’s first multi-line braille E-reader. Canute has come up in conversation many times before, but…
Multi-Line Braille in the Classroom (Episode 52)
The braille community is buzzing about the next generation of braille display: multi-line devices which can show anything from tables to tactile graphics at the press of a button are now a reality,…
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Braillecast has published 71 episodes since April 2017, covering topics in Books, Education.
Braillecast is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 43m.
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